Tag: Mainz

March 23, 2016

Papy Djilobodji banned for amusing throat slit gesture

Papy Djilobodji, del @werderbremen, un angelito. Ojo al gesto final. #TiempodeJuego147 pic.twitter.com/hzjclwkf7o (vía @CorporeNigra).

— Tiempo de Juego (@tjcope) March 20, 2016

Werder Bremen defender Papy Djilobodji (on loan from Chelsea) did the old pro wrestling face rake move on a Mainz opponent on Saturday and when the guy went to ground, he looked at the downed man and ran his finger across his throat because…I have no idea why.

Djilobodji was shown a yellow card during the match, but the referee missed this gesture, so the Bundesliga reviewed it and handed him a three-match ban.

Still, the question of why he did this in the first place remains. Was it pent-up aggression from spending so much time on Chelsea’s bench earlier this season? Was to signal his finishing move? Did the Mainz player make a disparaging remark about Leonardo DiCaprio’s performance in The Revenant? Who knows.

UPDATE: Djilobodji successfully appealed his punishment and got it reduced to a two-match ban and €15,000 fine. He likely accomplished this by staring down the DFB disciplinary board and making a throat slitting gesture.

September 21, 2015

Jurgen Klopp is just a Mainz fan now

Jurgen Klopp is enjoying some time off after parting ways with Borussia Dortmund, and while speculation of him going to Liverpool increases, Klopp himself seems to have settled into life as a fan.

Kloppo and his wife went to watch Mainz, the club where he spent his entire playing career and began his life as a manager, play Hoffenheim last Friday. And he seemed to enjoy their come from behind 3-1 win.

On this evidence, if he had to choose between managing Liverpool and cheering for Mainz, he’d probably choose Mainz.

May 23, 2015

The very best pictures from Bayern Munich’s beer soaked Bundesliga finale

Bayern Munich have concluded the Bundesliga season with a 2-0 win against Mainz and their annual beer shower. They also set a few more records in the process.

May 4, 2015

Mainz offer player new contract after gruesome injury to cover his rehabilitation

Mainz midfielder Elkin Soto suffered a sickening knee injury during their Bundesliga match against HSV on Sunday. Though there is never a good time for a career threatening injury, this comes at an especially bad moment for the 34-year-old, since he will be out of contract at the end of the season and planned on returning to his native Colombia to finish his career.

Even though he planned to leave, Mainz have quickly made a tremendous gesture to support a player who has served the club for eight years by offering him a new one-year contract.

February 13, 2015

Jurgen Klopp is fired up about winning two matches in a row

Everything is finally coming up Klopp again after a nightmare start to the season for Borussia Dortmund. Jurgen’s boys recovered from conceding a goal to Mainz in the first minute on Friday to win 4-2, giving them two consecutive wins and helping them jump out of the relegation zone to finish a week that also saw Marco Reus turn down bigger money elsewhere to sign a contract extension with the club. Naturally, all of this has Klopp very fired up.